Wheeler and Wilson Model 9 my daughter happened across Thursday and gave to me! She is in wonderful shape, Serial #904, last patent date Aug 27, 1878. Just need to clean her up a little, add a belt, and learn to treadle! Everything works smoothly and she does have one bobbin. The cylinder in the accessories picture has 22 needles in it! Whooee. It looks like the cylinder and the manual were in a drawer that may have had the oil can it spilled on them. I am hoping that with a magnifying glass or good camera I can read the address on the cylinder. It was shipped from Chicago, the stamp and return address are easy to see, but I would love to know where it went. I believe that will tell me where she came from. I am going to the second hand store where she was purchased today to see if they know anything about her. Hoping I can learn more. I think her name is Imogene but waiting to see if I learn any more of her history before I am certain. I have spent the last two evenings researching all and I can find on these machines, and all the Wheeler & Wilson 9 pictures that I have found in my research are different, until I found BoJangles picture of the one she has from Portugal. Mine is the twin! I am so excited I can hardly think. And I should be quilting, lol. Any and all information, tips, etc would be most appreciated. I have pictures in the vintage photo album but have copied the text here as Bojangles kindly explained to me that this is the forum for discussion.
I am enthralled with all the old machines I am sewing here. It will take months to work through all the great information and pictures about the various machines. What a wealth of knowledge! Today I am going to look at a Pfaff treadle -I know absolutely nothing about old Pfaff's having been a Bernina girl, and restricting my limited vintage knowledge to Singer and Bernina. It appears that Imogene has struck a match on my SMAD and expanded it!
Janyce
